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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 46.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the prince among the three men who visited London in 1885?
(a) Edmond de Polignac.
(b) Edward Burne-Jones.
(c) Robert de Montesquiou-Fezensac.
(d) Edmond de Goncourt.

2. When did Liberty and Co. open in London?
(a) 1875.
(b) 1882.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1870.

3. How old was Polignac when he traveled to London in 1885?
(a) 41.
(b) 51.
(c) 42.
(d) 55.

4. When was A Rebours first translated to English?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1951.

5. Whose portrait of Montesquiou appeared on the 1967 cover of Against Nature?
(a) Picasso's.
(b) Boldini's.
(c) Dali's.
(d) Sargent's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was put on trial for having translated Emile Zola's La Terre to English?

2. Who wrote the novel A Rebours?

3. Who wrote the play Love is the Best Medicine?

4. Where was Liberty and Co. located when it opened in London?

5. How old was Dr. Pozzi when Sargent painted him in the red coat?

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